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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

It having been ascertained that the quailtity of wool likely to be available at the approaching Sydney auctions will be smaller than was at first anticipated, arrangements…

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Prizes for Butter and Cheese

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture is in receipt of ontry forms and particulars of the prizes to be offered for colonial butter and cheese at the dairy show to…

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The Germination of Wheat. Influence of Soil Conditions

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

Where soil is only roughly cultivated there is a poorer germination than where the seed is well covered, and the conditions favor the development of the…

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Milk Can Shed. Dairy Farm Essential

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 3

It is a great convenience to have milk cans on a level with the waggon which is to draw them to the factory, and it is a good plan to have the platform…

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Dairying. the Cow in Sickness. The First Symptoms

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

The detection of the first symptoms of sickness in a cow is one of the qualifications of the dairyman that comes only by experience. The dairy export…

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The Dairy. the Robber Cow. Finding Her Out

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 3

An American dairyman explains how he discovered the robber cow in his herd. "I had two registered Jersey heifers," he says, "both two years old,…

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Where Farm Students Get To

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

The Minister of Agriculture has had a return prepared, showing the disposition of youths who enter the various agricultural training institutions…

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500 Store Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 2

On Wednesday, the 28th, May next, Messrs Cadell and Co., and Bedford Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will sell by public auction at the Corporation…

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2,000 Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 8

On Saturday next, 24th instant; Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will sell by public auction at the local yards, 2,000 store sheep, comprising…

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Continuous Wheat Growing. Comparisons From Cowra

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 11

A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown every…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 10

Hill, Chirk and Co., Ltd., report:—As far as can be gathered from recent transactions, the wool market does not show any material alteration on the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Lucerne As Horse Feed. What Growers Have to Say

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 11

Is lucerne as a feed for horses a sound proposition for the wheat farmer? There are hundreds of wheat growers in the State who are content to regard…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6

Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, report under date 17th May:— The outlook for wool generally is…

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£1 a Head for Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

Messrs Bedford, Taylor and Weston conducted what must be looked upon as a record sale at Wellington on Tuesday. They offered 15,000 sheep and…

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Continuous Wheat Growing. comparisons from Cowra

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. AGRICULTURAL. No. 107…

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More Money for Australian Farmers

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3

It has long been thought that Africa is the only country in the world where ostriches can be farmed with profit, but in "Life" for…

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Continuous Wheat Growing. comparisons from Cowra

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 2

A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hen. J. L. Trefie, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Deparment. AGRICULTURAL. No. 107…

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The Dairy. Food for Pigs. Cooked and Uncooked. the Varying Views

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 3

The well-known pig expert (Mr S. Spencer) recently dealt, in the English "Farmer and Stockbreeder," with the question of…

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